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Turning AI into a biological design engine
DenovAI has unveiled a powerful AI-driven protein design platform capable of creating new, functional synthetic proteins from scratch - marking a big step forward for drug discovery.
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Drug Discovery
In the fields of medicine, biotechnology and pharmacology, drug discovery is the process by which new candidate medications are discovered.
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New nanoparticle enhances cancer drug penetration
Researchers at Southern Medical University have developed a self-propelled ferroptosis nanoinducer that penetrates deeper into tumour tissues - offering a new strategy for safer and more effective cancer treatment.
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Pain relief without the risk: why SRP-001 could change everything
A practicing surgeon turned biotech CEO is developing a novel pain medicine that could sidestep the failures of both opioids and paracetamol.
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New therapy for incurable brain disease heads to clinical trials
SynaptixBio has selected its lead drug candidate, SB H-19642, for clinical trials to treat H-ABC - a rare, fatal neurodegenerative disease with no current cure.
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Dual-action therapy clears MDR bacteria in preclinical models
Centauri Therapeutics has published data showing that CTX-09’s ability effectively clears drug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria through a novel dual mechanism, marking a promising development for new infection therapies.
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Why playing it safe is slowing down drug discovery
President Trump’s proposed drug pricing reforms are putting pressure on early-stage discovery. To keep pace, teams must rethink how they manage risk, resources and collaboration.
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Stanford grows vascularised mini-organs
Stanford scientists have successfully grown heart and liver organoids that include functioning blood vessels. This breakthrough overcomes a major size and maturity barrier, which could advance disease modelling and regenerative therapies in the future.
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How GPCR-targeting therapies are advancing the fight against inflammatory disease
Discover how Domain Therapeutics is using its deep knowledge of GPCR biology to create novel therapeutics with the potential to combat inflammatory diseases such as atopic dermatitis, IBD and arthritis.
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A spatial approach to understanding drug dynamics using mass spectrometry imaging
What if you could actually see where a drug travels in the body down to the cellular level. Find out how mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is making that possible – reshaping drug development from the inside out.
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SB000: a safer path to anti-aging therapies
Shift Bioscience has announced new aging research, highlighting the discovery of SB000. This novel single-gene target reverses cellular aging without activating dangerous pluripotency pathways.
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Engineered DNA aptamers outsmart viral infection pathways
EPFL scientists have engineered virus-inspired DNA aptamers that bind infection targets with record selectivity. This innovation could change how we diagnose and treat infectious diseases.
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A global push for better animal welfare in research
What does ethical research look like in drug discovery today? In this interview, Charles River’s Executive Director of Global Animal Welfare shares how global standards, the 3Rs and her own path as a woman in STEM are shaping efforts to reduce animal use in science.
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How one carbon atom is changing drug development
Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have found a way to improve drugs by adding just one carbon atom. This simple change could speed up drug discovery and lower costs.
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From siloed data to breakthroughs: multimodal AI in drug discovery
Drug development has long been hindered by fragmented data and complex processes, but a new wave of AI is reshaping the landscape. By integrating genomic, clinical and molecular data, multimodal models are revealing hidden patterns and accelerating more precise advancements in medicine.
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Inside the immune ‘handbook’ set to disrupt fibrosis research
Nearly a billion people are affected by chronic organ scarring, yet treatments remain limited. Now, Duke-NUS researchers have compiled a scientific ‘handbook’ of immune cell insights that could fast-track breakthroughs in fibrosis therapy.
